Archives: Speakers

Tamer has over 25 years of investment, entrepreneurial and innovation experience in Africa, Middle East, USA and Europe. As the founding MP of Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF); an impact fund that invests in Agri startups with business models that help farmers adapt to climate change, he led the team that invested in 14 companies… Read more »

Elena Haba is the Investments Lead at 2X Global – focusing on unlocking capital for gender smart fund managers. She has extensive experience in impact investing, and designing and deploying innovative finance solutions for development. She is passionate about enabling the private sector to become an effective vehicle for impact. Elena is specialized in the… Read more »

Selma Ribica is a tech entrepreneur, VC investor and a veteran of the African FinTech industry. Now based out of Casablanca, Selma is managing First Circle Capital, a thesis-led specialist early-stage fund investing in the most promising Fintech opportunities throughout Africa. As an early executive at M-Pesa, she was in charge of expansion and product… Read more »

Dr. Ladi has 20+ years of professional experience in investment banking, transaction advisory, M&A, strategy, and development finance in Africa. He worked with local and multi-national companies, including Ernst & Young,  in Nigeria, handling M&A, transaction support, cross-border investments, and infrastructure finance. He has advised and supported on local and cross-border deals in excess of… Read more »

Mobola da-Silva is a Partner at Capria Ventures and is instrumental in driving Capria’s investment strategy in Africa and achieving the firm’s vision and growth ambition across the Global South. A thoughtful strategist with an innate sense for value, Mobola has spent the last 20+ years of her career working with businesses, from start-ups to… Read more »

Mahmoud began his career as a consultant with YKems, where he focused on management economics and strategy. He then joined Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) as an Investment Associate, spending five years with the firm. He was subsequently part of the founding team behind the Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund, a private equity vehicle sponsored by the… Read more »

Nivesh Pather is a Principal at Norrsken22, a $205m pan-African growth-stage venture capital fund backing category-defining technology companies across the continent. Nivesh has nearly a decade of experience across venture capital, cross-border M&A, and financial advisory. His work spans early-stage to growth investing across Africa, South East Asia, EU and the US, giving him a… Read more »

Njeri Ng’ang’a is a Senior Investment Officer at BlueOrchard Finance Ltd, where she leads investment origination and client relationship management across the Africa region. She is responsible for driving pipeline development, structuring and executing due diligence, and delivering country and credit risk assessments that underpin investment decision-making. Her work spans the full investment cycle—from early… Read more »

Meriem Zine is the Chief Executive Officer of Advans Tunisie. With more than two decades of experience in finance and insurance, she brings a proven track record in asset management, corporate restructuring, and investment. She previously led ANAVA fund at SMART CAPITAL, in collaboration with the World Bank. Earlier, she served in various capacities at GAT… Read more »

Johanna Raehalme is an Investment Director in Venture Capital at Impact Fund Denmark, where she focuses on early‑stage and growth investments across Sub‑Saharan Africa. Johanna brings over a decade of experience in private equity, venture capital and development finance, having led and co‑led multiple transactions in agribusiness, healthcare and digital infrastructure across Africa, and served… Read more »